diff --git a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/services.ts b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/services.ts
index 76c6ccc9..a3ded34a 100644
--- a/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/services.ts
+++ b/artifacts/api-server/src/routes/services.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ router.get("/service-categories", requireAuth, async (_req, res): Promise<void>
 // catalogue never observes a partially-applied order. Declared BEFORE
 // the `/services/:id` routes so Express doesn't try to parse "reorder"
 // as a numeric id and return a 400 from GetServiceParams.
-router.post("/services/reorder", requireAdmin, async (req, res): Promise<void> => {
+router.patch("/services/reorder", requireAdmin, async (req, res): Promise<void> => {
   const parsed = ReorderServicesBody.safeParse(req.body);
   if (!parsed.success) {
     res.status(400).json({ error: parsed.error.message });
diff --git a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/services.tsx b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/services.tsx
index ee390e47..53b3135e 100644
--- a/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/services.tsx
+++ b/artifacts/tx-os/src/pages/services.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type SortableServiceCardProps = {
   lang: string;
   editMode: boolean;
   isDragging: boolean;
+  canEnterEditMode: boolean;
   onTapInView: () => void;
   onLongPress: () => void;
   unavailableLabel: string;
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ function SortableServiceCard({
   lang,
   editMode,
   isDragging,
+  canEnterEditMode,
   onTapInView,
   onLongPress,
   unavailableLabel,
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ function SortableServiceCard({
   };
 
   const handlePointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-    if (editMode) return;
+    if (editMode || !canEnterEditMode) return;
     longPressed.current = false;
     pressStart.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
     pressTimer.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
@@ -316,6 +318,9 @@ export default function ServicesPage() {
   };
 
   const onLongPress = () => {
+    // Reordering is admin-only — silently ignore long-press for everyone
+    // else so non-admins never see a jiggle UI they can't persist.
+    if (!isAdmin) return;
     if (!editMode) setEditMode(true);
   };
 
@@ -436,6 +441,7 @@ export default function ServicesPage() {
                       lang={lang}
                       editMode={editMode}
                       isDragging={activeDragId === service.id}
+                      canEnterEditMode={isAdmin}
                       onTapInView={() => {
                         if (!service.isAvailable) return;
                         setOrderTarget({
diff --git a/lib/api-client-react/src/generated/api.ts b/lib/api-client-react/src/generated/api.ts
index d2b9873d..76ed1394 100644
--- a/lib/api-client-react/src/generated/api.ts
+++ b/lib/api-client-react/src/generated/api.ts
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ export const reorderServices = async (
 ): Promise<void> => {
   return customFetch<void>(getReorderServicesUrl(), {
     ...options,
-    method: "POST",
+    method: "PATCH",
     headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", ...options?.headers },
     body: JSON.stringify(reorderServicesBody),
   });
diff --git a/lib/api-spec/openapi.yaml b/lib/api-spec/openapi.yaml
index e8a3f6f6..e4df9543 100644
--- a/lib/api-spec/openapi.yaml
+++ b/lib/api-spec/openapi.yaml
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ paths:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/Service"
 
   /services/reorder:
-    post:
+    patch:
       operationId: reorderServices
       tags: [services]
       summary: Replace the global service sort order (admin)